Yesterday. a line of Severe Thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes across Southeast Lower Michigan. The strongest of these storms tore a 42 km path across three counties and took direct aim on the city of Fenton, Michigan. The storm was just over 400 meters wide when it struck the city, and has been rated by the National Weather Service as an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
All total there were four known tornadoes. The one to my north was an EF-0, but was never warned for as it moved into the next county. This is the first confirmed tornado in Washtenaw County since 1994.
In this photo taken by Art Parnell in downtown Fenton, you can see the Federal STL-10 and Sterling M-10 really took it on the chin. The angle irons are are bent from the wind, and it appears that the mount that the Sterling was on is missing. I am wondering if the tornado didn't pickup the M-10, remove the tower it was on, and then set the siren back down on the clock tower roof?
http://www.pbase.com/dataman/fenton_tornado